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Multifunction display and operating device in a motor vehicle

US8154517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

12Claims

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Assignees

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Olaf Schwarz · Lübeck, DE
Rüdiger Woike · Braunschweig, DE
Jörg Seifert · Wolfsburg, DE
Reiner Schmidt · Albstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 5, 2007
Grant date	Apr 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01H2221/016
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multifunctional display and operating device in a motor vehicle includes a display field for displaying information, and, situated adjacent to the display field, includes operating elements for selecting functions, the operating elements arranged as keys which are each pivotable about a rotational axis extending in, or at an end region of the keys parallel to a surface of the display field.

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